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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL "COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C., THURSDAY; . AUG. 18, 1921
VOL. XXV-f NO. . 50
EDUCATION MAKES BIG
STRIDES IN DECADE
4 Census Bureau Shows Almost
'" Six Per 'Cent Decrease, in. II
literacy in North. Carolina.
Washington, Aug. 13. According
to'te census of 1920 there are 241,
445 Illiterate persons 10 years of age
and over in the state of North Caro-
eia, "illiterate'" meaning unable to
rite. Of this number 104,673 are
native .whites of native parentage,
171 are of foreign, or mixedf parents
age, and 474 are of foreign- birth.
The number of illiterate negroes is
133,516. In the total population
ten years of age and over the per
centage' of illiteracy is 13.1, which,
it is gratifying to note, shows a di
minution since 1910, w&en it was
18.5. In the case of the negroes,
the percentage declined from 31.9 to
24.5, and in the case of the native
white of native parentage from 12.3
to 8.2.
There is more illiteracy in the ru
ral districts of the state than iri the
cities, vthe percentage being 14.1 for
the rural population and 9.3 for the
urban. For the native white popu
lation of native parentage the urban
percentage of illiteracy is 4.0, while
the rural is 9.2. In the case of the
negro, population the percentage is
20.3 in the urban population as
against 25.7 iny the rural.
By counties the percentage of il
literacy ranges from 22.4 in Edge
combe county to 6.4 in Buncombe
- county.
(The census bureau reports show
that -the percentage fl flliteracy inf the North Carolina Sunday School
the total population of McDowell I Association are for workers of all
county ten years of age "and over is denominations. All sessions are free
11.8, which .show .a .decrease since
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1910 when it was 15.4. For the na
tive white the percentage is 9.8, and !
for the negro, 27.1.)
School Attendance
There are 460,696 children 7 to 13
years of age in the state and of thiS
number 400,846 or 87;0 - per cent
were reported as attending school.
In 1910 the percentage attending
school was 76.5, thus indicating a
gratifying improvement as regards
school attendance between 1910 and
1920. t)f the children 14 and 15
years of age in 1920 77.4 per cent
were attending school and of those
16 and 17 years of age 50.1 per
cent. ' I .:; '
Of the white children 7 to 13 years
of age 80.7 per. cent were attending
school in 1910 and 89.5 per cent in
1920. For the negro children the
same age the percentage in the same
interval increased from 686 to 81.3:
The percentage of children attend
ing schools was considerably larger
in the cities than in the countrjr dis
tricts, the percentage of children in
the urban population .7 to 13 years of
age being 91;9 while in-'the rural
populations it Was 86.1.
Urban according to census defi
nition includes all cities, and' other
incorporated places 2,500 popula
tion or more, i
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THREE BLOCKADE STILLS
DESTROYED BY OFFICERS
Sheriff J. L. Nichols and deputies
()port the capture of three illicit
tfistilleries during the past week.
The first raid "was made, in Higgins
township when Sheriff Nichols ac
companied by Poteat . and Finley,
captured a small outfit on the 6th.
On the 13th Sheriff Nichols . and
Deputy Sheriff Grant destroyed a
distilling outfit near Ridgecrest, and
on the 15th Prohibition Offlcer Lail
and peputy Sheriff Mitchell" destroy
ed a plant near Glenwood. No ar
rests were made.' .
GOOD CAPTURES STILL
NEAR AVERY STATION
Deputy Sheriff. J. A. Good, of Se
vier, captured a - 2 0-gallon copper
still near Avery station last Tuesday.
About a gallon of .whiskey was de
stroyed and the still was brought to
town and cut xv- The plant, it. is
said, was in operation but the blocx
aders succeeded in making Vtheir
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVEN
TION IN'MARION SEPT. 6-7.
At a conference of the pastors,
Sunday school superintendents and
leaders of Marion, it was unanimous
ly decided to hold the McDowell
county feunaay acnooi convention
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sep
tember 6 and. 7. The convention
will be held in the Methodist Church
of Marion.
Mr. D. W. Sims, General Superin
tendent, of the North Carolina- Sun
day School Association was also pres
ent in this meeting, and made many
helpful suggestions to the workers as
to the best way to advertise and ar
range the program for the conven
tion. The following local committee on
arrangements was named: W. R.
Chambers, superintendent Baptist
Sunday School; Prof. T. A. Holton,
superintendent Methodist Sunday
School and Geo. A. Banner, superin
tendent Presbyterian Sunday school.
- Many of the local Sunday School
workers will take part on the pro
gram. , Besides Mr. D..W. Sims, the
other principal ' speaker at the con
vention will be Miss Flora Davis, as
sistant superintendent of the North
Carolina Sunday School Association.
Both Mr. Sims and Miss Davis know
the Sunday School) work and are rec
ognized as experts. i
There will be four sessionsof the
convention Tuesday night, Septem
ber 6th, and Wednesday morning, af
ternoon and night, September 7th.
All Sunday School workers of the
county are urged to attend as thej
S conventions held under the auspices
! 2nd open to all.
WHITE-Mc ARTHUR.
Rock Hill Herald.
Cards rea diner as follows. hav
-bCf?n received Hiere: Mrs. Sue Cau-
then announces the marriage of her
sister Cora McArthur to Mr. Arnold
Prescott White on Friday evening,
August fifth nineteen hundred and
twenty-one, Charlotte North Caro-
Una. At home "after August eigh-
teenth, 228 N. College Street, Char
lotte, N. C.
Of interest to friends in this city
and section wifl be the above an
.louncement. The" ceremony was
quietly performed, being witnessed
only by a few relatives and closet
friends. The officiating minister was
of the Presbyterian denomination.
The youthful couple left-at once on
a honeymoon trip to the mountains,
and upon their return on the 18th
will be at home at 228 N. College
street, Charlotte.
Miss McArthur formerly lived in
Rock Hill, with her sister, Mrs. Sue
Cauthen, holding a position with the
local telephone company. Since go
ing to Charlotte, she has been with
the Efird Department Store. She
niade a number of 'friends - during
her ttay here who will learn with in
terest of the happy event.
J Mr. White is the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. White, of this city,
where he is well and popularly
known. He .t present holds a re
sponsible position with Portor and
Boyd, contractors, of Charlotte.
JOHN R- STRICKLAND DIES
AT CLINCHFIELD MILL
T Mr. John rT Strickland died sud
denly at his home at the Clinchfield
mift Saturday evening, death result
ing from heart trouble. Mr. Strick
land m moved here from Sampson
county only about ten days ago. He
was' 68 years of age and is sur
vived by his wife and ten children,
six sons, and four daughters. The
funenrl : services . were conducted
from the residence-Wednesday morn
ing and interment, made at Oak
Grove cemetery. : ' ' , 1
; BOX SUPPER.
m box supper at Mill
next -Fridayl
Everybody coiU
nrgnt, auK
diaUy invited. The proceeds wui &o,
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People, .
OLD FORT
Old Fortij Aug 15. Miss Mary
Burgin of Greenlee spent, the ,week
end with4Mrs.J. B. Johnson.
Miss Nannie , Nichols, who is teach
ing school'. at-' Ashford, spent the
week-end with homefolks.
Friends of Mrs.' Ella B Clark, who
was injured in an automobile acci
dent recently, will be glad to know
she is improving.
' Harry Ditmorc left Monday for
Asheville to spend a few days with
his brother, Raleigh.
Miss Evelyn Burgin was in Ashe
ville shopping," Monday.
Misses Bertha Greene, Lizzie and
Lee White motored to Converse, .
C, with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cannon
during the week.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Forest Ly-
tle, August 10, a daughter.
Miss Ruby McCurry of Asheville
is visiting Miss Myrtle McCurry.
Mr. and Mrs. Guss Harvey of
West Virginia are visiting tfie for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boss
Harvey.
Miss Louise Burgin of Marion and
Miss Elizabeth Biddix of Old Fort
will leave Wednesday to visit friends
in Black Mountain.
Mrs. Nannie Erwin of Greenlee
spent the week-end with Mrs. Dover.
Mrs. Maude Pitt of Converse S.
C, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. R.
Harris.
Rev. W. E. Poovey of Shelby spent
a few days in Old Fort during the
lweek.the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. LeFevre.
LAUREL HILL
Nebo, Route 1, Aug. 15. Mrs.
Cora M. Carson of Rutherfordton
spent a few days here last week visit-
ling her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G- C.
Ellington. Returning she was ac
companied by her daughter, Miss
Bessie, who Has been spending her
vacation in this community.
T. L. Queen of Forest City visited
friends here recently.
Misses Carrie and Zulia Condrey
of Alexander spent last week here
with their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Webb Walker.
Mrs. W. E. Dixon of -Gastonia has
been spending some time in this com
munity visiting friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Queen and
daughter, Vera, of Newberry, S C,
spent a few days here recently with
friends, and relatives.
J. M. Walker and D. H. Whitener
were inMarion last Saturday on
business. s
Mr. and Mrs.' H. C. Hair of Spin
dale are spending the week with the
latter's parents, Mr. and. Mrs. G. C.
t Ellington.
Miss Annie Morris spent the week
end with homefolks near Nealsvinye.
T. C. McDaniel of Cliffside was a
visitor here recently.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Morgan of Er
win, Tenn., are spending a few days
here with their. daughter, Mrs. G. H.
Ellington.-
Miss' Effie Walker of Marion spent
a few days here recently visiting her
sister, Mrs. J; F. Foster.
Tom Connor and family of Ruth
erfordton . are here for a short stay
with friends and relatives.
James Ellington of Madison coun
ty is visiting, his brother, G. C. Elling
ton. " '
J. M. Walker, L. G. Price, Jesse
Price and Ira Walker made a trip to
the Southern Power lakes ; near
Bridgewater last Thursday." ;
Lonnie Foster of ' Rutherfordton
visited hisx parente here the xfirst of
last week.'
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s MONTFORDS COVE
NealsviUer R 1, Aug
Hallie Byrd of Washington, D: C.
and Mrs. Hessie Flack of Knoxvffle,
Term., attended the funeral of their
mother, Mrs. Koon, monaay, :
, Mrs ' Curtis TOUiams .and little
rnothertMrs. Koon, Monday.
daughter, Rachel,,, of f Rutherf ordtpn
are visiting relatives here. -' . .-r
J. P. Williams spent the : week-end i
withlhis sons in Rutherf ordtonl
Messrs. Ransome,and Zerbie Hem
phill .lef t Sunday "to enter scaool at
Boiling Springs. - "
Miss Emma Lou Hensley' is visit
ing in Forest City this week. ,
W. G. Harris and Verno Harris
and families spent. Sunday in Union
Mills.
Mrs. R. I. Bird , is right sick, i
Mrs. J. P. Williams has been on
the sick list for several days.
Guy Hemphill of Canton is visit
ing his parents here.
Mrs. Edtvards of Taylorsville is
visiting relatives fat : Sugar Hill.; .
Mrs. Naney Mitch elk has closed up
her . old home, the "5fliite House,"
ami gone to Forest City to "make her
home with her daughter, Mrs. J." C.
Taylor. : x.
Posey Hemphill " and . son were
guests of Mrs. Nancy Mitchell las
week. "K "'' ' -."
F. O. Stott of Marion visited his
parents here Sunday.
HARMONY GROVE
Nebo, Aug; 16. There will be a
cake walk and pie sale at Harmony
Grove- school housef Friday 'night,
August 26. Proceeds will go fort
a m .1 : ' 1 1 T vii. ' !. I.
Deneiii oi ;ne scnooi. x-uduc , mvii
ed. -
Rev. Hodge, of Rutherford is hold-
ing a revival meeting here this week.4d t6 Concord by Governor Cameron
A new steel bridge is being erect-1
ed on North Muddy creek near the disoredsV growing Vout
home of Mrs. M. L. Rowe. - cotton, mill ! workers ;in progress there
Mrl and Mrs. Robert Crawley of for several months. Maj; R.;, R.
Virginia and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Craw- Faison, commanding the second bat
ley of Marion are 'spending some- talion, first! North Carolina infantry,,
time with the former's parents", Mr. was directed to. take' command pf the'
and Mrs. Alexander .Crawley. two companies ,
the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Mills Resume OperatlonJ ' ; - ve
Alice Crawley. . ,. I Concord, - Aug. ; 15. - WitK;5 the ,
Mrs. Ben Simmons and little son
are spending "sometime at Marion at the Hartsel mill, which "opened this1
and Buck Creek. afternoon at 1 o'clock after -Lbeirigr
C. H. Simmons and family of Nebo closed since June i; and the; Concord
are spending a while with Mrs. G. M. company on guard at the Locke mill
Flack near Gilkey. : conditions remained quiet in . Con-
Dan Anderson made a business cord 'during the , day "The ': Locke
trip to Nebo Tuesday. mill opened last ;Thursay-.and pick-
Misses Maggie and Vivian Parks eting , conditions grew so critical
spent the week-end with homefolks there Friday and turday morning
aVNebo. that : county r and; city; officials asked
Ennis Lawing and sister, Miss Sue, for troops, with the resu-hiift'the
were shopping in Marion Friday. - local company arid the Charlotte
School is progressing nicely with company were ordered , on duty here.
an enrollment of fifty-four. I ; 1
- , SPECIALISTS ADDED TO ' :
CHAPEL HILL - PUBLIC WELFARE BOARD
Chapel Hillr Aug.1 "15.- Mrs. J.. R. ' JVIiss Grace , A. Reeder, - assistant
Huffman is still oh the sick list. superintendant of the New York Or
Mr. and Mrs Flack of Marion phanage at Hastings-Oh-the-Hudson,
spent the week-end with the latter's whor has been, in Nbrthv Carolina for -parents,
Mr. arid Mrs, H. D. Smith, the past three months doing 'special
Miss Lena Swann of Marion, is 'research work for ese depart-'
spending this week with her parents ment of public welfare, has .been
here. elected director of the child helping
A large crowd attended the7 ice division of the- state board; to ; sue- ,
cream supper given by Chapel Hill ceed Mrs.. Clarence A.' Johnson re-j
Baptist Sunday school last Saturday cently appointed state commissioner
evening. ' of public welf are. The employment
We are having considerable rain- of aTtrained psychiatrist, Dr. Harry
fall in this section just now. Corn W. Crane,, of the University. ofJDhio,
crops are looking, prosperous and.
watermellons are plentiful.
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GROGG WILL SPEAK, j
TO SUPERINTENDENTS
J. H. Grogg, president of the Bun-
combe county Sunday school associa-
tion, has been extended an Jirvjtation
by E. L. Middleton,. secretary of the
Sunday school department ofl; the
State Baptist convention to deliver
an address at the conference of Bap
tist superintendents ,at Marion, Sep
tember 21-23. .';;-;--'lM
w- Mr: r firnw i oskfd to renort : the
activities of the Buncombe associa-!
tion f and is slated to appwioneipandingfthe
afternoon of August 22. ; , Twenty-!
five men have been-'placed. ;ori' ; the
program. '
;-Last year the conference was held
ratHickory : and wasvery SuccessfuL
It. has- been decided to hold two meet-;
ingsfthis year, one in Goldsboro, the
other in Marion. 5; .;;r"' -;
The . prbgramf or the , - conference
will -be anriouriced later.
Services at St." John's next ; . Sun
day: at 11 .a m." "
news items from
over the State
Items Concerning Events of ln-1
v terest and I m p o r t a n c e
Throughout the State. -
William J. Mode was . nominated
for " : postmaster .. at Rutherfordton''
Tuesjay. . '
The' Catawba County fair will ba
held ,in Hickory, this year on October
4, 5, 6 and, 7.
' T. H. Vanderf ord, revenue agent
for North; Carolina, will retire Sep
tember 1. He has been in , the gov- ;
eminent' service for 36 years and is
entitled ' to retire on pension. - . '
. Captain J. C., Mills, a well-known
citizen of "Burke; County, died at ,his
home in Morganton Sunday - at, ihe
age of eighty-five. ' He represented
Burke, in the State legislature f or :
several sessions and held other posi-
tions of -trust."" s. ' v ,
Mrs. MarieH. Catesr of Augusta,
Ga., was killed and: Mr; and Mrs. C
M. Leeman, of Charlotte, were 'in
jured, .when an automobile in .which;
they were riding stalled on the South-'
ern railway track, at Gastonia Sun
day and was struck by a fast train.
SOLDIERS SENT TO CON- . x
CORD TO STOP DISORDER
Raleigh, Aug; 14. Two companies
of national guard troops were order
Morrison early tonight to suppress
Charlotte military company ort guard
whose' services will be at tha; disposal
'of - the juvenile courts and chjild-car-'
ing institutions of, the state, was also
announced "by the state board. Dr.
Crane, who will take up .his duties
"as stated phychiatrist in connection
with.his other duties at the
Num-
versity the' middle" of September, is
believed to be eminently fitted for
the work both.by training and ex-
perience. . -. .. .: j- ..
;; Mrs. Clarence Johnson, statfe .cpm
missioner of public . welfare, and Dn .
Howard Odum,; of Itte University of
North Carolina, consulting expert,
submitted to the board plans for ex-
service arid the proposals were ac-
cepxea .in xuii. me einjiwiuu ux vuc
work with deperident neglected and
delinquent childrenand the promo
tion of psychiatric Service are 1 two
main "features thai are to be stressed
during the coming year.
; BIRTHS.
fBorn, to;"tIr.a5d .Mrs. Bright
Mace, August 10 a' daughter. J
"Qorn to ilr.f ;and ', Mrs Bryant
Hoylei.Atngust.il,; a, daughter..,. -
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